Image of the Month

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FILMS — MAY 2021

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(Trelfer 2021) Drac­u­la vs. Span­ish Drac­u­la ― A Tale of Two Visions
(Bern­stein 2006) 30 Rock: Ep.1 ― Pilot 
(Adreon 1953) Cana­di­an Moun­ties vs Atom­ic Invaders: Ep.1 ― Arc­tic Intrigue
(Adreon 1953) Cana­di­an Moun­ties vs Atom­ic Invaders: Ep.2 ― Mur­der or Accident?
(Adreon 1953) Cana­di­an Moun­ties vs Atom­ic Invaders: Ep.3 ― Fangs of Death
(Adreon 1953) Cana­di­an Moun­ties vs Atom­ic Invaders: Ep.4 ― Under­ground Inferno
(Pol­lock 1961) Mur­der, She Said
(Nal­luri 2014) The 100: Ep.1 ― Pilot
(Adreon 1953) Cana­di­an Moun­ties vs Atom­ic Invaders: Ep.5 ― Pur­suit to Destruction
(Adreon 1953) Cana­di­an Moun­ties vs Atom­ic Invaders: Ep.6 ― The Boat Trap
(Adreon 1953) Cana­di­an Moun­ties vs Atom­ic Invaders: Ep.7 ― Flame Ver­sus Gun
(Adreon 1953) Cana­di­an Moun­ties vs Atom­ic Invaders: Ep.8 ― High­way of Horror
(McGoohan 1967) The Pris­on­er: Ep.15 ― Once Upon a Time
(McGoohan 1967) The Pris­on­er: Ep.16 ― Fall Out
(Scott 2021) Raised by Wolves: Ep.1 ― Raised by Wolves
(Lim 2020) Rick and Morty: Ep.40 ― Childrick of Mort
(Adreon 1953) Cana­di­an Moun­ties vs Atom­ic Invaders: Ep.9 ― Doomed Cargo
(Adreon 1953) Cana­di­an Moun­ties vs Atom­ic Invaders: Ep.10 ― Human Quarry
(Adreon 1953) Cana­di­an Moun­ties vs Atom­ic Invaders: Ep.11 ― Mechan­i­cal Homicide
(Adreon 1953) Cana­di­an Moun­ties vs Atom­ic Invaders: Ep.12 ― Cav­ern of Revenge
(Wyler 1949) The Heiress
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First-time listening for May, 2021

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26135. (Mekong Pirates) Roulette
26136. (Mastodon) Remission
26137. (Willis “Gator” Jack­son) The Good Life
26138. (Takashi Yoshi­mat­su) Cel­lo Con­cer­to Cen­tau­rus Unit for Cel­lo and Orchestra
26139. (Adobo Con­spir­a­cy) Live at Equinox, Sept.12, 2014 
26140. (30 Sec­onds to Mars) Love, Lust, Faith and Dreams
26141. (Vítězsla­va Kaprálová) Mil­i­tary Sinfonietta
26142. (Bacano) Live at Equinox, March 27, 2015
26143. (Atom­ic Roost­er) Mas­ters From the Vault
26144. (Johann Nepo­muk Hum­mel) Piano Sonata #5 in F‑sharp Minor

READING — MAY 2021

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24531. (L. Frank Baum) The Won­der­ful Wiz­ard of Oz
24532. (Matthew Simon­ton) Clas­si­cal Greek Oligarchy
(Spike Mil­li­gan, et al) Spike Mil­li­gan ― A Cel­e­bra­tion [com­piled by Roger Sawyer]:
. . . . 24533. (Nor­ma Frances) Intro­duc­tion [pref­ace]
. . . . 24534. (Spike Mil­li­gan) The Singing Foot [sto­ry]
. . . . 24535. (Spike Mil­li­gan) Over­ture [film script excerpt]
. . . . 24536. (Spike Mil­li­gan) Terns; The Flea; The ABC [verse]
. . . . 24537. (Har­ry Sec­ombe) Sir Har­ry Sec­ombe, CBE [arti­cle]
. . . . 24538. (Spike Mil­li­gan, et al) Goon Show #254: The Call of the West [radio play]
. . . . 24539. (Spike Mil­li­gan) Puck­oon [sto­ry]
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Image of the Month — Okanagan valley, BC

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FILMS — APRIL 2021

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(Bott 2008) Stand­ing With Stones
(Frears 1975) Three Men in a Boat
(Hitch­cock 1938) The Lady Vanishes
(Trelfer 2021) Dark Cor­ners Review: Hitch­cock­’s The Lady Vanishes
(Bran­non 1953) Com­man­do Cody: Sky Mar­shal of the Uni­verse: Ep.3 ― Cosmic 
. . . Vengeance
(Keller 1953) Com­man­do Cody: Sky Mar­shal of the Uni­verse: Ep.4 ― Night­mare Typhoon
(Miyaza­ki 2006) Tales from Earth­sea [ゲド戦記; Gedo Senki]
(Verzar 2015) Óla­fur Arnalds ― Live at Syd­ney Opera House
(Karl­son & Ciri­no 1970) Hor­nets’ Nest
(Fal­cone 2021) Thun­der Force
(Shak­man 2021) Wan­daVi­sion: Ep. 1 ― Filmed Before a Live Stu­dio Audience
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First-time listening for April 2021

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26114. (Óla­fur Arnalds) Verses
26115. (Óla­fur Arnalds) Þú ert jörðin
26116. (Óla­fur Arnalds) Only The Winds
26117. (Óla­fur Arnalds) Fyrsta
26118. (Óla­fur Arnalds) Poland
26119. (Óla­fur Arnalds) Hands, Be Still
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READING — APRIL 2021

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24500. (Bran­don Stan­ton) Humans
24501. (Daniele Con­ver­si & Gor­ka Espi­au) Basque Peace Process [arti­cle]
24502. (Den­nis B. Blan­ton) Con­quis­ta­dor’s Wake ― Track­ing the Lega­cy of Her­nan­do De
. . . . . Soto in the Indige­nous Southeast
24503. (Louise A. Hitch­cock & Aren M. Maeir) Lost in Trans­la­tion: Urban­ism in Post-
. . . . . Pala­tial Crete, A View from the East [arti­cle]
24504. (Peter Z. Revesz) Minoan Archaeo­ge­net­ic Data Min­ing Reveals Danube Basin and
. . . . . West­ern Black Sea Lit­toral Ori­gin [arti­cle]
24505. (Joseph de Mar­li­ave) Beethoven’s Quartets
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Image of the Month — Fagradalsfjall Volcano at Geldingadalir, Iceland

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FILMS — MARCH 2021

Posted by on March 31, 2021 No comments

(Ver­ho­even 1990) Total Recall
(Cur­tiz 1947) Life with Father
(Branagh 2020) Artemis Fowl
(Strock & Siod­mak 1962) The Dev­il’s Messenger
(Trelfer 2021) Dark Cor­ners Review: The Dev­il’s Messenger
(Rye 2017) Mid­Somer Mur­ders: Ep.112 ― Crime and Punishment
(Hon­da 1965) Franken­stein Con­quers the World [aka Franken­stein vs. Baragon]
(Trelfer 2021) Dark Cor­ners Review: Franken­stein Con­quers the World
(Tenold 2018) Bran­don’s Cult Movie Reviews: Franken­stein Con­quers the World
(Lobue 1984) Oh Made­line: Ep.17 ― Play Crys­tal for Me
(McGoohan 1967) The Pris­on­er: Ep.11 ― A Change of Mind
(Ver­ho­even 1980) Spetters
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